Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2024 (109 of 2024)

Schedule 2   Application, saving and transitional provisions

Part 1   Preliminary

1   Definitions

(1) In this Schedule:

Commission Act means the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018.

Commission Rules means the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Rules 2018.

new Act means the Aged Care Act 2024.

old Act means the Aged Care Act 1997.

old law means any of the following laws:

(a) the old Act;

(b) the Commission Act;

(c) the old Transitional Provisions Act;

(d) the old Principles;

(e) the Commission Rules;

(f) the old Transitional Provisions Principles.

old Principles means Principles made under section 96-1 of the old Act.

old Transitional Provisions Act means the Aged Care (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997.

old Transitional Provisions Principles means Principles made under section 96-1 of the old Transitional Provisions Act.

transitional rules means the rules made under item 65.

transition time means the time the new Act commences.

(2) An expression used in a provision of this Schedule and in the new Act has the same meaning in that provision as it has in the new Act, subject to subitem (3).

(3) An expression used in a provision of this Schedule and in the old law has the same meaning in that provision as it had in the old law to the extent that:

(a) the use of the expression in that provision relates to an event that occurred, or a state of affairs that existed, under the old law before the transition time; or

(b) the provision has the effect that a provision of the old law continues to apply despite the repeal of the old law.